Army spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia responded: "The contents of the video are being verified and investigated."

Rebels in Indian-administered Kashmir have demanded either independence or a union with Pakistan for decades.

Indian soldiers regularly come under attack from civilians throwing stones in the Muslim-majority region. Some activists say that rebels in Kashmir have been used as human shields since the late 1980s.

In the most recent protests, held across the districts of Srinagar, Budgam and Ganderbal, nearly 200 people, including some troops, were wounded.